Which prop firms allow VPS?

VPS, VPN and copy-trading rules by firm

Traders rent a VPS, or virtual private server, in a data centre to keep a platform or bot running all day, or to sit closer to a broker’s servers. A VPN makes your connection appear to come from somewhere else, or hides where it comes from.

We took each firm’s rules from its own rules pages and help centre on 30 September 2026. “Not stated” means we found no rule on the firm’s own pages.

Firm	VPS	VPN	Copy trading between your own accounts	Source
FTMO	Allowed. “The use of VPN/VPS is also generally allowed.” (CFD FAQ)	Allowed, but don’t set your location to the United States when using MetaTrader, cTrader or TradingView	Futures: “Copy trading across your own accounts is permitted”	VPS FAQ, Futures rules
Topstep	Banned. “Using any VPN or VPS on Accounts is strictly prohibited”	Banned. “Do not use a VPN.”	Allowed. “You can also use a trade copier to duplicate trades across multiple accounts.”	Terms of Use, Prohibited conduct, Trading Combine
Apex Trader Funding	Could not check*	Could not check*	Could not check*	Prohibited activities
FundedNext	Futures: allowed. CFDs: only on accounts under $50,000, for a fee, and only with an EA that places trades	Futures: allowed. CFDs: allowed, but not with an IP address from a restricted country	Futures: allowed between your own accounts, including accounts at other prop firms	Futures VPS, CFD VPS, Futures copying
Tradeify	Allowed for trading. “After logging in normally, you may use VPS for trading at your own risk.” Banned where it stops Tradeify “reliably verifying” your device, network or location	“You cannot log in with VPN/VPS.”	Own accounts: not clearly stated. Bots may be used “on your personal accounts”. Copying with other traders is banned as “prohibited trade-copying”	FAQs, Terms of Use, Guidelines, Compliance FAQ
Lucid Trading	Not stated	Not stated	Allowed. “Automated trading systems and trade copiers are permitted”	Other activities
Take Profit Trader	Not stated	Blocked when you register. This is not “a general prohibition on VPN usage after an account has been successfully registered”	Allowed across “accounts owned and controlled by you”, with approved copiers	Registration FAQ, Copier policy
MyFundedFutures	Not stated	Not stated	Own accounts: not stated. “Traders are not permitted to copy trade one another”	Fair play rules
Alpha Futures	Allowed. “The use of VPS is permitted in your trading”	Banned when used to hide or change your IP address	Allowed “as long as it is a single user executing the trades”	Prohibited practices, Copy trading
The5ers	Not stated	Using one to get round location restrictions is “a fundamental breach of the Terms”	“Yes, you can copy your own trades across all of your accounts without a violation.”	Terms, Copy FAQ
FundingPips	Banned. “Connecting to a VPN or VPS while accessing your trading account is not permitted.”	Banned (same rule)	Allowed. Its trade copier can copy to “an external account from a different prop firm or broker”	Trading conduct, Trade copier
Breakout (Kraken Prop)	Not stated	Allowed “as long as it’s not used to conceal or misrepresent your jurisdiction”. Switch it off for identity checks	Own accounts: not stated. Copying “between different traders’ accounts” is banned	VPN FAQ, Copy trading

*Apex’s help centre blocked our automated check on 30 September 2026, so we could not confirm its current VPS, VPN or copy-trading rules.

Why firms restrict VPS use

Prop firms want each account traded only by the person who owns it. A VPS or VPN can hide that several people share one account, or that someone else is passing an evaluation for you. Topstep and MyFundedFutures tie trading to a device. Topstep’s API rules say “All trading activity must originate from your personal device.” MyFundedFutures’ fair play rules say “Each individual trader may not use the same device (tablet, phone or computer) as used by another trader.”

FundedNext says “Sharing your VPS connection with others is completely prohibited”, and it bans a VPS used for “Account Management” services or “Group Trading” (FundedNext). FundingPips’ trading conduct rules say “We monitor IP activity to ensure changes follow a consistent and realistic pattern.”

Firms also can’t serve traders in restricted countries, and a VPN or VPS can make you appear to be somewhere else. Take Profit Trader’s country rules include “the use of VPNs, remote connections, or shared networks that may route activity through a restricted country”. FundedNext bans a VPS or VPN with an IP address from a restricted country.

Some firms tie their VPS rules to automation, because a VPS can run a bot all day and can cut the delay to the firm’s servers. Topstep links its ban directly to automation: “Running automation on a VPS can result in account suspension or removal from the program.” It lets you use a private server for research, backtesting, logging and dashboards, but not for orders: “The line is order transmission: your server can watch and record, but it cannot trade.” FundedNext’s CFD accounts work the other way round. A VPS there is only for an EA that takes trades, and “VPS usage for manual trading is strictly prohibited.”

Speed matters to firms because most funded accounts are simulated, and very fast orders can beat a simulator’s fills.

What a VPS does for your trading

Where a firm allows one, a VPS keeps your platform online while your home computer is off, and it can cut the delay between you and the firm’s servers. It doesn’t change where your orders go. At most firms they still go to a simulator and never reach an exchange, and the firm’s HFT and hold-time rules still apply.

No VPS needed at ROMER

ROMER is a funded-trader program for algorithmic and high-frequency traders from Entity Capital, LLC, in development with a waitlist and a closed beta first. We run your algo on our own hardware inside the exchange’s data centre, an arrangement called colocation, so you don’t need a VPS or servers of your own. The latency design target is under 1 microsecond, against roughly 30 milliseconds for a home internet connection to a simulator; both figures are illustrative. Your monthly fee pays for running the algo there, and planned launch pricing, which may change, is Starter ($25K) at $149 a month, Pro ($50K) at $249 a month and Elite ($100K) at $399 a month, with no activation fee.